16
February 1934 in Forest Gate, Essex [registered in
West Ham, March 1934]. Lived in Bonham Road, Dagenham,
five doors away from the Venables' household. Attended Lymington Secondary
Modern.

Height/Weight

6'
0", 13st.
11lbs [1960].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com

Club Career

Club(s)

Started playing schoolboy football in Dagenham
before joining Neville United FC of the Dagenham League. West Ham United
FC signed Brown in October 1951 and made 386
league appearances, scoring four goals. He joined Torquay United FC
for a £4000 transfer fee in May 1967,
making 42 league appearances, scoring once, and followed fellow
player John Bond to Hereford United FC in May 1969 of the Southern League
under John Charles, for a single season.

Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

Management Career

Club(s)

After retiring from playing, as John
Bond became the manager, Brown became his assistant at Bournemouth &
Boscombe Athletic FC in June 1970. Became the assistant manager at Norwich
City FC, again under Bond, in November 1973, but when Bond left for
Manchester City FC, Brown became the club manager from October 1980 until
his sacking on 9 November 1987. Was made caretaker manager of Shrewsbury
Town FC in December 1987 for one match, and returned to manage Plymouth
Argyle FC from July 1988 until his sacking in February 1990. After which
he became a part-time scout for England under Terry Venables, Kevin Keegan
and Glenn Hoddle.

Club honours

Football League Cup winners
1984-85; Football League Division Two winners
1985-86;

Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation.

Ken Brown - Match Record - All Matches - By
Colour of Shirt - By Type of Match